Little of this, little of that :))

And it begins. I have been cooking since 8 this morning. Whew! I made a batch of BBQ sauce, some hamburger buns and starting prepping for dinner. For dinner I am making Asian inspired lettuce chicken wraps and fried cauli rice. MMMM... Just call me Susie.

sneak peek for tomorrows...

The potluck last night turned out awesome for Katy. A ton of people showed up and the food was nothing less from AMAZING. I can't believe how awesome the spread was. We had stuff chicken breast with pesto, some sort of sausage dogs, pulled pork, carrot & date salad, sweet potato fries with a delish gauc spread, sweet potato salad, chicken sausage bites, my mini cheesecakes, apple pie, grilled peaches, fresh fruit trays, fresh garden veggies and I think that was it. And this was all 100% paleo. SERIOUSLY??!?! So good. Everyone really did a great job. I was impressed! I was so full afterwards. I think its safe to say that CrossfitGP has the best potlucks I have ever been to.

So the other day I was watching videos on CrossFit Journal about nutrition. CrossFit trainer E.C. Synkowski is a genius! I watched all 5 videos. You should too. Very informative. Anyways, she talks about paleo of course and zone, and our bodies and how they digest things. I learned a lot! So one thing I learned was all these dry roasted unsalted nuts that we eat from the bulk section are usually roasted in canola oil. EW. What in the H!! I had no idea. So now we are going to start roasting our own nuts. I was going to go simple for the first round and do coconut oil and salt. BUUUTTT my sweet tooth decided to go another direction. I did this...

Sweet Nuts

1/3 cup water
1 tbsp pure maple syrup Grade A or B
1 tbsp raw honey
1 tsp cinnamon
teeny pinch of clove

Mix those ingredients together and toss your desired nuts in sauce (Stop it, get your mind out of the gutter). Bake at 300F for 15 minutes and vvvwwwwaaaahhhla!

Finished product, so tasty

They were so good. I made Katy try them and she loved them, I also sent Scott to work with a jar of them. He came home and said "Why do you send me to work with stuff like that?" haha...I love it.

This recipe is from Celena Dwyer, she is a member at CrossfitGP. She wanted to share this recipe with everyone. I don't have any picture because I haven't had a chance to make it yet. But here is the recipe! It sounds amazing! I love soups and stews. I have been on a soup kick myself lately :))

Crock pot Chicken Stew

2 lbs chicken breast
1/2 cup organic, no MSG, chicken broth
1 can no salt added diced tomatoes
1 yellow onion – chunks or slices or whatever your preference is
2 cloves garlic minced
2 tsp cumin
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp coriander
1-2 bay leaves
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp cayenne (optional)
1 tsp salt
Fresh ground pepper to taste

Cook in crock pot on high until the chicken is easily shreddable, a few hours is good. Shred chicken and serve.
Yum yum!

Did I tell you guys that I got a pull up bar? It's one of those iron gym doorway things. Been working on my negatives and my elbow pits HURT. That means its working right?! Yep. I'll be the pull up princess in no time. Ha! Don't worry. You will all know the day I get one unassisted pull up. I will be celebrating.

I am getting so excited for the next few weekends. We have had 3 rest weekends and I am getting bored. Time to get back out there and do some stuff! Yep! We have a busy couple weeks ahead of us! The first on the agenda is the Oregon CrossFit games. August 25 & 26th we are going to watch a local friend Sean compete. It's gonna be awesome. I absolutely LOVE watching people crossfit. It's awesome. And Bend, OR is like my dream. I love it there. AND my friend Tosh lives there so hopefully I will get to see her at some point.

K, time to get my booty back in the kitchen. I have things to see and people to do! :)) Have a fabulous day people!

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